inverted [ɪnˈvɜːtɪd] adjetivoinvertido(a) - inverted commas -> comillas (f pl)
- in inverted commas -> entre comillas
- inverted snob -> = persona que busca identificarse con una clase social inferior a la suya
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inverted [ɪnˈvɜːtɪd]
adjective
inverted commas (Britain) comillas; (f) in inverted commas entre comillas; inverted snob persona que desprecia las actitudes propias de la clase social a la que pertenece, intentando identificarse con gente de una clase supuestamente inferior; inverted snobbery esnobismo regresivo; (m)
Soaps used to be treated with the same inverted snobbery that game shows face, but they are now gaining respectability It's the inverted snobbery of the English middle class. The scruffiest people are always the upper middle class while the working class try to look smart
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